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CHIANG WINS ALL OF TRAGIC DISCOVERY CAMPBELL FAILS IN
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KWANGSI REMNANTS BOW THE KNEE
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Hankow, To-day.
It was reliably reported last even- ing that Generals Hu Tsung- tao and Tao Chun, the leaders of the Kwangai remnants in Central, and West China, have agreed to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's terms for their armies to be handed over to the Central Government for re- organisation, while Hu Tsung-tao and Tao Chun themselves are de- parting to pursue studies abroad with financial assistance from the Central Government.
The danger of further hostilities up the Yangtze River has thus been obriated and the whole of the province of Hupeh now owes legiance to Nanking. Reuter.
KEITH ANDERSON'S 'PLANE FOUND AT LAST
ONE AIRMAN DEAD
Sydney, April 21, Keith Anderson's plane has been found, with a corpse under the
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Darwin, Yesterday.
Keith Anderson's aeroplane was found in the Tanimi desert by a searching acropiane. One airman is dead and the other is missing.
The dead man has not yet been Identified.
A packhorse patrol is hastening with relief supplies from Wavehill, 80 miles from where the aeroplane was found.--Reuter.
'Plane Undamaged
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Darwin, Yesterday.
ATTEMPT
DOES 218.54 M.P.H.
FIRST MILE "LIKE A CLOUD OF SMOKE"
CONDITIONS IDEAL
Verneuk Pan, Yesterday. Captain Malcolm Campbell sud- denly decided to attempt to break the speed record at dawn, when conditions were perfect, but a de- fect in the timing apparatus was discovered, and by the time this was rectified a very strong wind had arisen, whirling clouds of dust across the track.
Later, the wind suddenly dropped and then completely died away, but another glurious opportunity was missed owing to private cars atray- ing on the track. When the course was cleared Captain Campbell made Keith Anderson's 'plane was ap-two unsuccessful attempts to start. al-parently undamaged. It was lying The first failed owing to tyre on the edge of a stretch of ground trouble, the second owing to engine which recently had been swept by trouble.
A violent dust storm then set in fire.
The pilot of the aeroplane and Captain Campbell realised "Atlanta," who made the discovery, that it was futile to attempt the
record this morning. dropped a can of water.-Reuter.
Relief of Changteh
Changsha, Saturday. No message has yet been received from the shallow draft tug "Chu- chow" (manned by Lt. L. P. Skip- with and men from H.M.S. "Widgeon" to relieve British sub- jeccts and other foreigners at Changteh).
Serious trouble is reported at Taoyuan, 15 miles above Changteh. -British Naval Wireless.
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His Majesty the King, who passed a good night, was not out of doors so early this morning owing to the cold weather, British Wireless Service.
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[Lieut. Keith Anderson and Ro- find bert Hitchcock set out to the Southern Cross," and nothing more was seen of them until now.]
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Washington, Yesterday. President Hoover after a study of the reports in operation of similar schemes in other countries has dia- approved of the export debenture plan to assist American farmers Reuter's American Service.
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Later. The wind is dying down, and Captain Campbell hopes it will be possible to attempt the speed re- cord this afternoon.
Campbell made an attempt this afternoon but failed to beat Sexrave's record.
Campbell's speed was 218.54 miles ¡per hour.
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Tyres Changed Campbell's speed in the first mile was 224.58, and his second mile 212.51.
The "Bluebird" was pushed to the track at 4.40 p.m. and made the first run with the wind behind.
It passed the measured mile like a cloud of smoke and drew up with- out accident.
The mechanics rushed up, changed the tyres and made reces-} sary adjustments,
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on its second as he car started mile, and the conditions appeared to -be ideal
The "Sunday Times" announces SPELL OF UNUSUAL WEATHER that His Majesty the King will shortly address a message of ap preciation and thanks to the people of the Empire for their many ex- pressions of sympathy with him in his long illness. It will probably be in the form of a "Letter to My People."Reuter.
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Verneuk Pan, Saturday.. Captain Campbell is not attempt- In accordance with the Summer ing to break the motor car speed Time Act, summer time comes into record to-day-Reuter.
Patches on the Course operation in Britain to-morrow,
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clocks being put forward one hour London, Yesterday. during the night. The change over! "Bluebird's" track, Campbell sald! still patches on the Visits were paid to the King, at seems likely to coincide with a spell there were Craigweil House yesterday, by of cold wintry weather, with high course and it was impossible to re- attempt the race until the whole Princess Mary and Viscount Las- north-easterly winds. celles, who are at present staying Yesterday Was exceptionally track received allention,
Campbell suffered two severe at Goodwood House, which is a few
warm with eleven hours of sunshine miles from Bognor, in the after-in Southern and Central England, bumps as he approached the mea- noon and spent the night with Their but to-day the temperature fell sured mile on the return journey. Majesties..
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He was prepared to make a fur The King was out walking in the sleet have fallen-British Wireless ther attempt provided the necessary grounds early this morning and, on | Service. his return from church, the Queen
funds, estimated at $2,500 were available to meet outstanding debts'
and Prince George joined His Ma- WOMEN AND PEACE and to repair the track--Renter.
jesty in anather short walk before luncheon.
Princess Mary And Viscount Craigweil Lascelles motored to House for luncheon.-British Wire- less Service.
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Whilst the blaze was confined to of men in the evening in an attempt premises of the Cement. The first three outbreaks undergrowth of grass, the firemen to extinguish the fire. They cut caused no anxiety, and they were entertained no anxiety, but just down branches and, using them as under the shoulder of the hill was switches, succeeded in beating of allowed to burn themselves out.
First Summons to Brigade a house tenanted by Mr. and Mrs. the flames to some extent. Through At 2 pm. the Peak Police H. A. Taylor. At one time the fire out the night the Forestry men and Station sent a message to the Fire came so close that its heat was felt the Police found it necessary to Brigade summoning them to the by those Inside the hense. A stand by in case of further even serious outbreak on the hillside at garage attached to the house was tualities It is understood that na Aberdeen-road, and when the ap saved in the nick of time, thanks to casualties occurred.
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